Karingal established the Karingal BacLinks Foundation
during its 60th anniversary in 2012.
The role of the Foundation is to raise funds and develop
partnerships that benefit Karingal participants and their families,
as well as the broader community and to promote Karingal's vision
for a 'fully inclusive community where people with a disability
live the life they choose.'

The funds raised by the Foundation support Karingal's
programs, capital projects and community projects and community
engagement initiatives as well as supporting clients in necessitous
circumstances.

A House for Life, Ocean Grove - Current
appeal

Karingal has committed $1.8 million to build a new
much-needed supported accommodation facility for people with
disability in the Bellarine area. This initiative
is working with governments at all levels, property
developers, corporate entities, fellow service providers and the
wider public to investigate ways that accommodations options can be
developed for people with disability. Karingal is currently
raising funds to support the development and expansion of this
project.

Eastern Hub Appeal

The Eastern Hub Appeal was launched in June 2014 to
raise $2 million towards building the Eastern Hub in East
Geelong. The fully accessible space is the home of the ABI
Clubhouse which supports people living with ABI, their families and
carers. The Eastern Hub has become a major community facility
that supports many community organisations

Melaluka Appeal

The Melaluka Appeal raised $92,000 which
contributed to building a new respite accommodation facility in
Leopold. The capital works included a five bedroom extension, the
addition of two living areas, a laundry and two accessible
bathrooms.

Events

The Karingal BacLinks Foundation partners
organisations in events that assist in fundraising and also promote
the importance of inclusion and accessibility

Latest News

For nine years, Ronnie and Raquel have been together and in
love. A particular goal of theirs has been to live together, and
thanks to the support of Karingal St Laurence's My Own Place
program, DHHS and Active Community Housing, they are now living
independently in a unit in Yarraville.

Karingal's commitment to the provision of shared living dates
back more than 40 years and we offer shared living and residential
respite from properties located in Geelong, Colac, Mornington
Peninsula and Warrnambool.

This year's Karingal St Laurence KarnivART art exhibition
attracted more entries than ever before, with 100 high quality
artworks created by artists with a disability on display at Eastern
Hub Geelong until Friday June 2.

Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) job seekers from
the Whittlesea region are benefiting from a new employment program
which officially launched yesterday. City at
Work is a collaboration between Melbourne City Football
Club, through their charity City in the Community, and local
employment providers MatchWorks and Employment Services Group
(ESG).

MatchWorks Work for the Dole (WfD) job seekers have assisted in
the design and creation of a transportable 9-hole mini golf course
for the Frankston City Council North Hangout. The golf course,
named Peninsula Sandtrap, was unveiled yesterday at a celebratory
event at Frankston North Community Centre.